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Hamilton News for 8 May 2008

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Traders heeding the fag sales message on under-agers May 08 2008

TRADERS in North Lanarkshire were this week praised after refusing to sell cigarettes to under-agers.sRead

Pupils can be fit for study May 08 2008

FIFTH- and sixth-year pupils from North Lanarkshire’s 25 secondary schools will have the opportunity to take a break from their exam studies over the next month — but it’s all in the name of health, fitness and wellbeing.Read

Young entrepreneurs from Hamilton College donate cash to Yorkhill May 08 2008

YOUNGSTERS from Hamilton College have donated over £300 to Yorkhill Children’s Hospital.Read

The taste of Europe May 08 2008

HAMILTON is set to host its first continental market next week.Read

Huge cash boost for road improvements May 08 2008

ROADS across South Lanarkshire are to receive a £126m investment over the next eight years.Read

Rotary members hear of restaurant owner’s school for girls in his home village in India May 08 2008

HAMILTON Rotary enjoyed a talk by club member Nirmal Singh at their meeting last Tuesday.Read

‘Speedracer’ tickets winners May 08 2008

THE lucky winners who have picked up family of four passes to see Speedracer at the Imax Cinema in our recent competition are: Mr R. Cross, Motherwell, Mrs C. Brady, Hamilton, and Mrs S. Chalmers, Hamilton.Read

All aboard to win ‘Singing Kettle’ tickets and prizes May 08 2008

YOUR Advertiser has teamed up with the Singing Kettle to bring you yet another great competition.Read

Cops take 55 weapons off streets in blitz on knife crime May 08 2008

POLICE removed 55 deadly weapons from the streets of South Lanarkshire during a four-week blitz on knife crime.Read

Anger as 54 jobs are lost May 08 2008

ONE of Britain’s leading brick manufacturers are closing their Lanarkshire operation with the loss of 54 jobs.Read

My own son has left me homeless May 08 2008

A GRANDMOTHER this week claimed her son showed her the door following a row over a Sunday dinner.Read

Learning event courses for all May 08 2008

A NUMBER of events and activities will take place throughout South Lanarkshire during Adult Learners’ Week 2008.Read

Snooker star Hendry to open Hamilton store May 08 2008

A NEW electronics store will open in Hamilton on Saturday, creating 13 new jobs.Read

Woman charged with murder of boyfriend May 08 2008

A BOTHWELL woman yesterday (Wednesday) appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court charged with the murder of her boyfriend. Read

Le Tissier toasts Accies' title success May 08 2008

AN ENGLISH football hero was in Hamilton to help fans celebrate their team's promotion-winning victory. Read

Gas works to cause more road misery for Hamilton drivers May 08 2008

HAMILTON';s motorists are facing further delays as the second phase of a Scotland Gas Networks (SGN) project gets underway. Read

Cash for going green May 08 2008

THE Scottish Tree Trust outdoor classroom, based in Greenfield Farm, Drumclog, were awarded £1500 from Scottish Power’s environmental charity, The Green Energy Trust.Read

Lifeboat Institution grateful for support May 08 2008

THE Hamilton Committee of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) thank everyone who helped raise £6638 during their recent fund-raising week.Read

Macmillan Cancer Support delighted by donations May 08 2008

ORGANISERS of a cancer charity have been overwhelmed with the success of a recent appeal.Read

St Andrew's Hospice lottery winners May 08 2008

THIS week's winners of the St Andrew’s Hospice Lottery draw were as follows. Read

Time for walkies May 08 2008

A SPONSORED dog walk organised by the Lanarkshire supporters’ group of the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be held at Strathclyde Park next Sunday, May 18. The event is scheduled to start at 2pm and registration is at 1.30pm.Read

Harlem Globetrotters contest winners May 08 2008

WE had a great response to the Harlem Globetrotters competition we ran in a recent issue.Read

Jail for stalker who made abusive phone call May 08 2008

A CONVICTED stalker who made an abusive phone call to a Motherwell solicitor has been jailed for two months.Read

MPs release details of employing family May 08 2008

TWO of Lanarkshire's four MPs use Parliamentary allowances to employ relatives. Read

Philatelist speaker for Inner Wheel meeting May 08 2008

HAMILTON Inner Wheel Club enjoyed a talk from Alex McGowan at their meeting last Thursday. Read

Policemen who lied to frame two men are fined May 08 2008

TWO Blantyre-based policemen who lied to frame two men for breach of the peace have been fined.Read

A725 bridge works to start May 08 2008

A £450,000 bridge works project on the A725 near Blantyre (Whistleberry Industrial Estate) starts this weekend. Read

Primary school choirs ready for Lanarkshire festival May 08 2008

THE eighth Lanarkshire Schools Choir Festival to be organised by Supercounty will feature six primary school choirs from North Lanarkshire and six from South Lanarkshire in Motherwell Concert Hall on Wednesday, May 21.Read

Warning about bogus builders May 08 2008

RESIDENTS across Lanarkshire are being urged to only select approved builders - in a bid to crack down on rogue traders.Read

Yorkhill fundraising appeal May 08 2008

YORKHILL Children's Foundation are asking residents to place and look after collection cans in Lanarkshire. Read

Bluebells group needs new leader May 08 2008

HAMILTON Old Parish Bluebells need a leader for the new session that begins in September. The group, which is open to girls aged from five to seven, meet in the church hall on Tuesdays at 6.15pm.Read

Accies fans' chance to be pictured with First Division trophy May 08 2008

HAMILTON Accies supporters will have an opportunity to be photographed with manager Billy Reid, defender Mark McLaughlin and the Irn-Bru First Division trophy on Sunday, from 10am til noon at New Douglas Park. Read

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